Cedar Valley Dog July/August 2013 Issue #4 | Page 2

cedar valley Dog Did you Know? Editors Karen Anderson and Paul Keller. Mission Statement To provide a local resource for dogs and their parents. To bring the canine community together and to educate and promote responsible pet ownership. By Summer Hoyt A dog's nose is like a super power! It can "see" the invisible qualities in scent trails. How? Studies show us that scent acts like smoke plumes. As a scent gets further away from its source it gets cut with water/air, and eddies (swirls) form. These eddies increase with distance. A dog’s nose can "see" all of this, and quite accurately estimate how old a scent is and how far away the scent's source is. We are all like a bunch of walking smoke signals to our dogs. Go-go wonder pups! Back cover is to promote rescue and adoption. If you know of a rescue that would like to be in this newsletter please email Karen Anderson at: [email protected] Would you like to see your dog’s picture in the Cedar Valley Dog? Would you like to advertise or write an article? Email Karen at: [email protected] Treat of the Day! By Summer Hoyt Research suggests that purebreds each have their own particular communication strengths and weaknesses? It's like each breed speaks a slightly different dialect from another breed. All dogs speak the same language, but some are better at reading/giving passive signals, while others are better at reading/giving play signals, fear signals etc. This happens because certain communication tendencies have been bred out of dog breeds or even bred into breeds based on the dog breed's job, the human breeder's preferences in behavior and/or the AKC guidelines. Can your dog speak Chownese? Recycle Adopt a Dog